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But having thus difpofed of her wardrobe 

 for the ufe of the faints, fhe feems to have 

 had very different thoughts about her felf, 

 ordering that " a flatue of her fhould be 

 made all nakyd with her hair cafl back- 

 ward, according to the defign and model 

 that one Thomas Porchalion had for that 

 purpofe." This extreme prohibition of all 

 covering, I fuppofe, flowed from fome prin- 

 ciple of humility in this good lady, who hav- 

 ing divefted herfelf of all vain ornaments in 

 favour of our lady and St. Winifrede, would 

 not indulge her own perfon even in the 

 covering of the hair of her head. And it 

 looks, by the legacy to die monks above, 

 as if fhe had fome apprehenfions that they 

 would not relifh or comprehend the deli- 

 cacy of fuch total rejedion of all fuperflui- 

 ties. I was willing to mention this tefta- 

 ment too, becaufe it feems to record even 

 the name of an ancient flatuary. Other 

 ftatuaries and founders are mentioned in the 

 cod beflowed on the tomb of the earl her 

 hufband. Dugdale has preferved the co- 

 venant between the executors and the ardfts. 

 There I find John ElTex, marbler, William 

 Auflin, founder, Thomas Stevens, copper- 

 VoL. I. E fmyth. 



